Album



ALBUM Filed SSP- 5. 1925 TIL Tabl@ Patented July 20, 1926.

VERA HAVEMEYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ALBUM.

Application filedl September 5, 1925. Serial No. 54,663.

My invention relates to books and more particularly to photograph albumswherein peculiar and evident advantages are procured. It is well knownthat the ordinary album is neither flexible as to the size of photographwhich it will accommodate to advantage nor does it afford sufficientprotection tothe photograph to avoid deterioration so that suchphotograph could not lo again be framed. In an album embodying myinvention, I provide a leaf which is composed of two members or piecesbetween which-the photograph is placed. In order to conform to the sizeof the photograph,

I have on one of the members a plurality of areas, one within the other,which are bounded by or enclosed within perforations so that the properone may be removed and leave the remainder of the page or leaf as aframe for the picture. Therefore, van album employing my inventionaffords maximum protection to a photograph and insures a frame thereforeof the right opening.

Other and further advantages will appear in the following specificationof which the drawings form a part. In these drawings; Figure l is anopen album showing two leaves, each having a derent arrangement.

Figure 2 is a top plan of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a transverse section ofa leaf. I show in Fig. 1 an album of the loose leaf type although it isevident that any kind isequally well adapted to my invention. rl`hecover is shown at 1 which has in this instance the b-inding rings 2, 3and 4L which hold a number of leaves or pages 5 and 6 while the leaves 7and 8 illustrate preferred forms of my invention. These leaves arepreferably formed as in Fig. 3 which is a cross section through either 7or 8, where 9 and 10 are two members or pieces joined at the edgel l1 bybeing bent back one upon the other from the same piece of material asshown or they may be separate pieces suitably joined at the edge 11. Theother edge may be either open or closed; I show it open and arranged forloose leaf binding with the reinforcing strips 11 and 12 and the holes13 and 14. On one of the members,

either 9 or 10 as may be chosen, I arrange a plurality of areas such as15 and 16 and 17 which are one within the other and which are enclosedby perforations as at 18, 19 and 20. It is more desirable to have theseperforations enclose symmetrical areas as indicated by the rectangles15, 16 and 17 ab 'though any other' form of areas regular or irregular,may be used.' On leaf 8 is a variation of the perforation enclosedareas; these being ellipses as at 21, 22 and 23, the respectiveperforations being at 24, 25 and 26. In order to enhance theattractiveness of the part of the leaf forming the frame, I prefer toassociate some form of ornamentation, shown at 27, 28 and 29 which maybe of any nature and either extend on both sides of the perforations ason leaf 7 or may be on only one side as at 30, 31 and V32 of leaf 8, itbeing evident that where the ornamentation is on both sides, theperforations must pass through it. By having a plurality of areas asdescribed and which may be as numerous as desired within the capacity ofany particular sheet, a wide variety of sizes of photographs may beaccommodated in the album and any one leaf may be used for any singlephotograph by removing the most suitably sized area by tearing orcutting along the perforations enclosing that area. This will leave notonly a properly sized opening but also an attractive one where theornamentation is used. After the particular area has been removed it isapparent that an ornamental edge is provided which extends completelyaround the area and further, in addition to this ornamental edge, thereis provided adjacent the latter an ornamental border. It will be clearthat by providing both an ornamental edge and an ornamental border theattractiveness of the album leaf is greatly enhanced. I am aware of thepatent to Kidd No. 1,261,133 of April 2, 1918, but my invention diersfrom this patent in that the latter merely provides an ornamental edgebut makes no provision for an ornamental border surrounding the picturereceiving opening. The photograph being inserted between the two memberssuch as 9 and 10, it is completely protected except for the portionexposed in the opening just described and may be removed at any time andseparately framed without it having been damaged or soiled in the album.

It will be clear that my invention is susceptible to many changes andvariations without departing from the spirit thereof and I desire toinclude all such changes and variations within the scope of my claims.

I claim:

1. In an album, a leaf formed of two members between which an ob'ect maybe inserted, one of said members having a plurality of areas one withinthe other, each defined by an ornamental border, and a line ofperforations surrounding said areas and so disposed with respect to saidornamental borders that when any of said areas are removed at theperforations an opening is formed having an edge and an independentornamental border adjacent said edge and around said opening.

2. In an album, a leaf Vformed of two members between which an objectmay be inserted, one of said members having a plurality or' areas onewithin the other, each defined by an ornamental border, a line ofperforations surrounding said areas and arranged within the ornamentalborders whereby when any of said areas are removed at the perforationsan opening is formed hava substantially straight edge and an independentornamental border adjacent said edge and aroundsaid opening.

3. In an album, a leaf having a plurality of areas one within the other,each deiined by an ornamental border, and a line of per forationssurrounding said areas and so disposed with respect to Said ornamentalborders that when any of said areas are removed at the perforations anopening is formed having an edge and an independent ornamentalborderadjacent said edge and around said opening.

l. In an album, a leaf having a plurality of areas one within the other,each defined by an ornamental border, a line of perforations surroundingsaid areas and arranged within the ornamental borders whereby any ofsaid areas are removed at the perforations an opening is formed havingan edge and an independent ornamental border adjacent said edge andaround said opening.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

VERA HAVEMEYER.

